Steve Jobs was pissed. After just one day in his pocket, the screen on his iPhone prototype was scratched and chipped.
Plastic clearly wasn’t the answer, so Jobs called Corning Glass CEO Wendell Weeks to ask about using glass. Weeks recalled an extremely durable product, one so tough they called it “gorilla glass,” that the company had developed decades earlier but never actually produced.
Jobs asked for enough gorilla glass to produce millions of iPhones — in less than six months. Weeks said that was impossible.
“Don’t be afraid,” Jobs said. “You can do it.” Weeks said the time period was insufficient to overcome the technical challenges
“Don’t be afraid, ” Jobs repeated. “You can do it.” Weeks described the logistical challenges. The production challenges. The supply chain challenges.
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